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The Hospice Diaries: Transcending the Traditional
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Janice Taylor, Editor
This morning, as I lie in bed, contemplating what the next few days might bring forth on all planes–physically, emotionally, intellectually, spiritually–what the days could look like, I begin to wonder how I could possibly best manage to “enjoy” them. As I contemplate how to cope with moving my mother from hospital to hospice, the…
The Elder Care Blues: Where the Birds Scream
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Janice Taylor, Editor
I telephone my mother. Between sobs and screams, she gasps for air and says, “Come! Now! I need you.” I ask, “Are you dying?” This may seem callous, or even funny, but it is actually a good question, a fair question that cuts to the chase, and there is a back-story. Some five years ago,…
The Elder Care Blues: Waking Up Dead
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Janice Taylor, Editor
The Cataract surgery did not go as well as expected. Even though it ranks as one of the safest and simplest of surgeries; even though the literature reports that 99.5% of the population can see clearly as soon as the bandages are removed; here — in this neck of the elder care woods — a…
Kick in the Tush Club Tuesday: ALERT!!! Fat Tuesday Pancake Headed Your Weigh
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Janice Taylor, Editor
“He who goes to bed hungry dreams of pancakes.” ~ Proverb Greetings Tushkateers & BRACE YOURSELVES … today is Pancake Tuesday! a.k.a. Fat Tuesday a.k.a. Shrove Tuesday, a.k.a. Mardi Gras and finally a.k.a. – my personal fav – Bursting Tuesday, which references the rich, fatty meals of meat, butter, sugar and flour that people often…
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